Hand tool



H, l.: ADAMS.

HAND TOOL. 'APPLI ATIQN FILEDMAR, 3, 1921;

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

v may be swung from one to the other of the.

HAROLD I. ADAMS, or wennnonsn POINT, CONNECTICUT, essIeNon to TenBILLINGS & SPENCER COMPANY, or mmrronn, CONNECTICUT, a conro- RATION OFCONNECTICUT.

HAND TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 25, 1922;

Application filed Marchfi, 1921. Serial No. 449,473.

T 0 all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HAROLD I. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, anda'resident of Warehouse Point, in the county of Hartford, State ofConnecticut, have lnvented certain new and useful Improvements in a HandTool, of which the following is a specification. v

The aim of the present inventlon 1s to provide a hand-tool havingvarious featuresof novelty and advantage. In accordance w1th the presentinvention, the tool has a cross handle adapted to be folded down alongside of the tool shank or stem for compactness and convenience incarrying it around, but complete withdrawal or removal vof the handle isprevented so that loss or displacecli h-eferring to the drawings indetall, a is a tool body or shank havmg a transverse aperture b at oneendthrough which extends the cross handle a. In the present instance, Ihave shown the operating end of the shank in the form of a socket dadapted to receive a member, such,'for instance, as the squared shank ofa nut wrench 6, shown 1n dotted lines in the drawing. It is to be un-'derstood, however, that this disclosure is by way of illustration only,it being evident that the invention may be applied totools of variouskinds and types.

The handle 0 is preferably formed from a single metal rod of suchdiameter as to have a sliding fit inthe aperture 6. One.

end of the handle is of reduced diameter and is bent or curved outwardlyas at 12, and then bentinwardly to form a hook 13. It will be seen thatwhen the curved portion 12 is within the aperture 6, the handlepositions shown. The hook is of such size and shape as to constitute'aprojectionwhich prevents withdrawal of the handle. If desired, theother end of thehandle may have a head 14.

or the purpose of frictionally holding shanks and the like within thesocket d, the latter is provided with a spring clip f. This clip isformed of a resilient strip of metal bent back upon itself to form apair of arms 15, 16,'which straddle the wall of the socket, as shown. Itwill be seen that the socket is apertured as at 17 to accommodate theclip. The arm 15, which may lie within a groove 18 of a socket, is bowedoutwardly inter-' invention without departing from the scope of thefollowing claims, it being understood thatthe present disclosure of myinvention is by way of illustrationionly and it is not 7 changes whichare within the spirit of the I to be taken as restrictiveof myconception.

I cla m as my invention 1. A tool shank havmg a transverse aperture; anda handle comprising a rod of substantially the same diameter as saidaperture and adapted to slidably fittherein and having a portion ofreduceddiameter in all directions with a reverse bend so as to permitthe folding ofthe handle along side said tool shank and preventwithdrawal-of the han- I dle from said aperture.

2. A tool shank having a transverse aperture of substantially uniformdiameter throughout; and a handle'slidable within said aperture andhaving a portion of reduced diameter in all directions bentto permit thehandle to be folded down alongside.

of said shank, and'a projectionon the end i of said bent portionfor-preventing complete withdrawal of the handle from said aper- V ".l g

3. A tool shank having a transverse aperture ,and a handle slidablewithin said aperture and having a portion bent at an angle to the lengthof the handle, said handle bewe ma s Q ing 01"? reduced diameter in thedirection f bend to permit the latter to be folded down along side ofthe shank, the free end of said reduced portion being of hoeked shape toprevent complete Withdrawal of the handle from said aperture.

4. A tool shank having a transverse aperture; a handle slidable fittingtherein and comprising a rod having an integral reduced end providedwith a. double bend for permitting the handle to be folded down alongside of the shank While preventing complete Withdrawal of the handle.

HAROLD I. ADAMS.

